Helaine Becker's pre-holiday Special
Authors Booking Service
Hello everyone!
Today we’re pleased to pass along this Special Offer!
In the spirit of the holiday season, A Porcupine in a Pine Tree author Helaine Becker is offering a Porcupine-focused presentation from Dec 14 to the last day of school at a preBoxing day sale rate price of $200.00! Book today – time slots will go quickly!
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New Releases
Hélène Boudreau: Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings (paperback/audiobook) Jade feels like a freak-of-nature when she finally gets her first period at almost fourteen. But "freak-of-nature" takes on a whole new meaning when raging hormones bring on another metamorphosis--complete with scales and a tail.
Erin Bow: Plain Kate. Plain Kate lives in a world of swirling magic, where honest skill can be mistaken for witchcraft, and real witches slip away into the fog. When Kate sells her shadow to the mysterious Linay, she soon learns she cannot live shadowless forever, and Linay's designs are darker than she ever dreamed.
Be a Writing Superstar (by Joel Sutherland) Illustrated by Patricia Storms
An irreverent, encouraging writing guide for young readers, which covers many topics. It succeeds in teaching kids the nuts and bolts of the entire writing process - from brainstorming their early ideas and shaping them on paper, right through to hosting their own book launch!
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NEWS
The film Le Secret De Chanda (from Allan Stratton's novel Chanda's Secrets) opened in Paris December 1, which was World AIDS Day. Congratulations, Allan!
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Personal Glimpses of Andrew Larsen, Susin Nielsen and Robin Muller
Andrew Larsen has had to learn to balance his dual roles as homemaker and author. His latest effort, a chapter book, was written in the early morning hours before anyone else in the house was awake. Later in the day, when he would reread his early morning work, Andrew would often ask himself the same question: Who wrote this?
When Susin Nielsen goes into a bookstore, she can’t help but check to see if they stock any of her titles. If they do, she will sometimes wait until no staff is looking, and turn her books to face outward. She suspects other authors might also engage in this slightly naughty behaviour.
First published twenty years ago, author/illustrator Robin Muller decided to try and have The Nightwood reissued when it was brought to his attention that an award winning designer in the fashion magazine Elle cited The Nightwood as a book she most loved as a child and that it was the inspiration for her award-winning line of clothes. (Watch for an upcoming announcement of the reissue of this wonderful book!)
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MEMBER AVAILABILITY
Contact us today about booking ANY of our Ontario members for the coming school year!
Jo Ellen Bogart will be in Ottawa and has dates available April 18 and 20, 2011.
Helaine Becker will be in the Ottawa area several times this school year and will waive travel costs for full day bookings (4 sessions). Contact us to be placed on Helaine’s waiting list.
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OUT-OF-PROVINCE AUTHORS coming your way!
Contact us to be placed on ANY of our out-of-province members’ waiting lists and we’ll notify you when they make plans to visit Ontario.
Silver Birch Non-Fiction Winner 2010 Larry Verstraete will be in Ontario for the OLA Super Conference in February of 2011 and is available for school visits at that time.
Pam Bustin will be in the GTA for the OLA Super Conference and has availability for school and library visits on February 2, 4 and 5.
Philip Roy (Submarine Outlaw) is available for visits in the GTA, Hamilton and Oakville area in April 2011.
Métis children's and YA novelist Jacqueline Guest will be in Toronto at the end of April 2011 and is available for visits at that time.
Arthur Slade has availability downtown Toronto on the morning of May 11.
OLA NOMINEE UPDATES
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Marsha & Valerie
We respond to all e-mails quickly. If you haven't had a reply within 48 hours, your message has probably not reached us. In that case, we welcome you to contact either of us at home. Valerie Sherrard: val...@nbnet.nb.ca or Marsha Skrypuch: mar...@calla.com